Sanitary apron.



I. L. BORNSTEIN.

SANITARY APRON.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.22. 1914.

' Patented oct. 23, 1917 guna/Mofo gwm. QM @13 W JENNIE L. nonusfrn'iu, ornnizroix, oiiro.

' n i ,SANITARY Arnon', i

To'aZZ whom t mayconcerm` t -z y Be it known that I, J ENNIE L. BoRNsTEIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the countyof Montgomery: and

State of Ohio, havefinvented new and usefulk Improvements inSanitary Aprons, of which:

the ffollowing isl a specification- This invention relates to new and'usef'ul improvements 1n sanitary aprons.-

4The object lof* my invention is lto "provide a sanitary apron which is-so designed and constructed; as to fullyprotect the' person, and clothingV of the wearer: from-th'efmen.`4v strual flow, and is. particularly serviceable to the above endin cases of bladder trouble rf wherev the discharge ofiiuid is great. 'i In its. doubleformf my improved sanitary7 apron willprovide both. a .front and back protection to the wearer,butit may be used L singly with great effectiveness.V lviy 'iml proved adjustable beltwhich isr attached to: the apron, enables the latter to be fitted'tor any size waist and worn with ease and comfort.`

with @the have mi thaincaenai 0b! jects in view to be hereinafter describedV in the following specification, 5I Vhave' y'illustrated one embodiment ofmyinvention in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a-'front elevation of'fmy improved sanitary apron and adjustable belt therefor.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the apron in its double form. And Fig. 3 is a section on the line a-a of Fig. l.

Throughout the specification anddrawings, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts.

In a detailed description of my invention,.1 designates `a double fold apron preferably made of moisture proof hospital sheeting, The apron 1 consists of two equal sections 2 and 3 which are preferably integral with each other and adapted to be folded to parallelism upon the line or edge 4. Each section is preferably cut in an elliptical shape to aHord as great a protection to the wearer as possible. The apron 1 being made of one piece of hospital sheeting, the edge portion 4 is not stitched or perforated in any way to ali'ord moisture a passage therethrough.

The sections 2 and 3. of said apron are united or joined together by tapes 5 and 6, which are stitched or otherwise firmly secured to, and embrace, the lower side edges I Speciakti of Letters Patent.

` ness to the wearer as possible.

of said-sectionsfsaid tapes extending from the. edge-'4 to points 7-.and`8located a short ,y y `lateiit'ea oct; 23.119175' Application filed January 22,1914. Serial 110.8135798.4 v'

distanceabove it."v From the. points-7 and 8 to the `,top of the apron, thevsections2 andi 3 thereof are not united, but the". side .edges ofthe section 2 are-neatly emborderedby y tapes 9 and those'of the section-3 by tapes 10.

Secured to theapron l, nearthe points 7 and 8, are elastic :tabs or .loops 11 adaptedl to be attached to the ,garters orsupporters of', thecwearer to preventthe apronjfrom slippingup.

The belt proper-of improv'ed'saiiitary-A apron consists ofrga .band 12 oftapeorjother like material, provided*v with vabucklel.

or other'fastening means: to securethe ends ofsaid band firmly together; ,Tofone end-vr of. theband 12 is stitched. or :otherwise-gse buckle 13, the band? isl adapted to be passed ward or away. from the buckle 13, tolengthen orysliorten said band.- as desired.'y The buckle f 13 and slide 14 are preferably placed at the. front. for conveniencev in. fasten1ng,.jadjusting and unfastening the band 12,

Suitably stitched or Votherwise secured to .thetopffedges of the apron sections 2 and 3,

so as to eXtenol above them, are straps 15 `preferably'made of tape. If desired, these straps, as well as the band 12, may be made l(giflelastic material to impart resiliency to the The straps 15 have their upper ends 16 looped to receive the band 12 upon which they are slidingly movable. While I preferably attach three straps to an apron section, any number may be employed, but it is important that they be spaced far enough apart to afford as much freedom and cool- Stitched or otherwise secured to the lower middle portions of the straps 15 attached to each apron section, is a reinforcing band 17 made of tape or other suitable material. This band 17 serves to brace and Ikeep in alinement, the straps 15.

Stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the two upper corner edges of the apron section 3, are the ends of a supplementary elastic band 18 which extends forwardly a suiiicient distance to encirclethe waist of the wearer.A (SeeFigs. 21 and 3) .i 'll'igisvsupplef4 mentary band 18 forms an additional means of firmly holding the apron to the body.

A downwardly extending yokeA 19 isp'rovided at the front of the belt to receive, one

receive they band 12... The. depending, por-f tions 2O preferably straddle the middle strap 15 in order thatthe. yoke 19..-may= be securely held thereby against lateral movement. Byfolding the tape diagonally at-the lower ends of the depending portions Q0, and stitching or otherwise securing the diagonal folds of each end together, a horizontal portionxQlis formed .towhich one end ofasanitary napkinxfor. pad may be. firmly secured...

Inv operation, the. apron. 1 is placedin a po.-

sitionbetween the limbs of the wearerafter f the. Vfeet are first slipped through the. supplementary band .18.` The: apioiiis theny brought upV toward fthe wearer-s waist, with the sec;-

` tion-:2 at the front and the section 3 at the back. fastened firmly together. by the buckle. 13, and said bandf'adjusted, by thevslide 14, to comfortablyandY firnily lit vthe waist ofthe wearer. Theloopsortabsll are. then ready to .bei secured to the garters or supportersv for the purpose of preventing the. apron.

from slipping up. n

As has beenfobserved, my improved apron, when worn, will fully prevent( the clothing.

of' the wearer, bothat the. front and: back,A

from being soiled` by the discharged inenl `The ends of` the bandl 12 are". then.

Having described my invention, I elaimz.

` A sanitary apron comprisingasingle elongated: piece of moistureproof material bent uponl itseliabouta Vcommon straight lowert edge, to form two equal sections, the. sidex edges;` ofteaoh section curving, outwardly :and inwardly, man eyen manner, frointhe coin.- mon lower edge. to, anxupperstraight edge,

stitching meansiorl securing/the. lower side edges of onesectfioiito the ACorresp ending lower side .edges oft-he other seotiomsaid stitching means vpassing intermittently: through, .the

corresponding Vsideedges of said lsect-ions to two respective terminal pointsfanl equal distance-below,- the middle portion, of-.f the, gai-,- ment to provide. two v-free yHap. portions, and means extending upwardly from the outside offsaidy flap portions to, secure4 the latter to the body of the wearer, substantially. as de.- scribed.

Inptestiinony whereofhave hereuntoset my hand this 21st day of January, 1914.

JENN'IE; BQRNSTEIN. /Vitnesses:y n

WALTER .'V. .SNYDER YHOWARD S'. SML-Tir Copies of` this patentV may be obtained for ive cents each,- ,byi addressingythe, ommissigner ofIPLateiits,

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